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Originally Posted by Starfishy
Looks like the new trains are going to have even less seating area. This will greatly decrease the chances of me getting a seat on my train ride to work. I guess during rush hour this will help with the crowds.
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That's a big part of the reason for the change. There are less seats, but the arrangement is also a lot more efficient. I believe they will be able to achieve up to 10% more capacity this way, which is needed, especially on the south line.
The first of the new cars will be arriving in the spring, and they are planned to go into service starting in September. They will still be outnumbered by cars with the older seating arrangements for quite some time though.